Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka has been released from custody, per multiple reports. Baraka was charged with trespassing and released around 8 p.m. local time, according to Pix 11, citing officials.

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An account of bodycam footage, submitted in a recent court filling, provides new detail about a confrontation outside a New ...

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka discusses deadly cargo ship fire The mayor says he has met with Port Authority to discuss ways to be more proactive in the future. Jul 26, 2023 ...

Mayor Ras Baraka speaks to supporters and media after a court appearance in Newark, N.J., Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka presents his 11th State of the City Address on Thursday, April 17, 2025 from Prudential Hall in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).

Javiah Johnson sings before Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka delivers his annual state-of-the-city address in Newark, NJ, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Get Photo ...

All of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s primary opponents came to his defense Friday after the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor was arrested at Delaney Hall, a newly opened ICE detention ...

Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras Baraka was taken into custody at Delaney Hall, a federal immigration detention center, on Friday, May 9 Baraka had been protesting the facility's opening this week ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka makes his point at the New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial primary debate at NJ PBS Studios, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Newark, N.J. Credit: AP/Steve Hockstein ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said federal prosecutors tried to “humiliate and degrade” him by making him give his fingerprints and take a mug shot for a second time Thursday ...